The oil quality is a huge deal with these SOHC 4.0 engines, that is the one factor most of the conversations glaze over.
I've got the Cloyes set to do mine soon too, and the Ford external tensioners. I'm hoping the cassettes are similar in quality, and those are the biggest weak links, toughest to change.
That being said, I avoid Cloyes, since about 1981, when they advertised a seamless timing set for a 351 Cleveland. I got it, it had seams in the rollers, and I said I would avoid buying anything from them again. I got no good answer from them when I called about the issue, no one knew anything, why the part was sub standard(competitors made seamless chains), no apology etc. I pay attention to quality for future needs.
Oil, change it at proper times, for the given oil quality, and air filter quality, and oil usage etc. My 99 never used oil in any measurable amount over 5k miles etc. I installed an Amsoil EA air filter at one point, and next oil change used their Signature oil(good for up to 25k miles). I watched the oil regularly, month after month. I hit just over 9,000 miles, and the oil was still transparent, and nearly full(1/16" down from the full mark). I was satisfied with that, and kept driving it.
Then after a couple more weeks I happened to look at the dipstick again, bam, it was black. I was very surprised, but the dramatic change made me think, ... what's the air filter look like. There was the problem, the cone filter inside the air cleaner(Volant), it fell off, the clamp was not tight enough. I changed the oil immediately, and tightened the air filter clamp. That was about 20k miles before I stopped driving the truck, it's at 152k now with the trans out of it. I'll get back to using the Signature oil again, that works great when the oil will stay clean, and the engine not consume any of it.
My 98 302 needs a quart of oil every few weeks, 1k-2k miles. I can't see using high dollar oil with that amount of oil loss. I use the most feasible synthetic oil for that, which now is the Castrol Magnatec 5w-30, $16 a jug by Amazon(now over $18 by subscription(they keep changing pricing)).
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